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    "content": "impoverished in this country if cartels will be allowed to engage in the distribution of this fertilizer. On road projects, we want the Minister to be given more money, so that all the road networks that have been started in various parts of this country are completed. We want this country to be the shining example where investors will be attracted by the good road network in this country. Therefore, allocating adequate money to this Ministry will also create the necessary jobs for our youth. On the Ministry of State for Defence, our country must be secure all the time. Allocating Kshs12.5 billion is not enough. There are some hostile neighbours that need to be checked properly. We have noted that our forces have been sent to Somalia. Our weaponry and ammunitions are being used and we need to replenish some of these things. We also need to improve our jet fighters. We need to have warships, if it is possible. Therefore, security must be of paramount importance on this aspect. On education, the Ministry of Education should have been allocated more money, so that the free primary education funds reach the schools in good time. The free secondary education funds should also reach our secondary schools in good time. When these funds are not released immediately, we compromise the quantity and the quality of learning in our institutions. You will realize that education is the backbone of economic growth. It is important, therefore, to pay more attention to the role of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the main collector of our taxes. This morning, if my memory is not failing me, we had one company that has not paid tax to a tune of Kshs4.5 billion. This money is enough to employ all the teachers that we require in this country. Therefore, the KRA must take the necessary measures to make sure that tax evasion by all investors is checked completely. Illicit goods and counterfeiting of goods in this country must not be allowed. With those few remarks, I fully support the Supplementary Estimates."
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